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...biggest challenge for now is not, in fact, attracting clients but finding and training enough qualified staff to service them. Asian private bankers differ from their European counterparts, according to Credit Suisse industry analysts. They tend to be relatively young (average age: 35). Yet, because of the proliferation of esoteric investment choices, their work is becoming more complex than ever before. "The technology in private banking has evolved tremendously," says SocG?n's Truchi, exacerbating the need for more sophisticated bankers. "It's gone from simple brokerage services to hedge funds and derivatives." Says BCG's Scott: "The biggest pitfall...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bespoke Banking | 8/21/2006 | See Source »

...This is nothing like policing in Melbourne, where Taylor spent his first seven years as a cop. It's quieter, subtler work aimed at teaching young people the difference between right and wrong. There are five locals, he says, whom "I've had to visit on a number of occasions. But they're not bad people. This is not a job where you have to be heavy-handed." Retirement is six years away and Taylor wants to see out his time right where he is. "I could never go back to a metropolitan area as a policeman," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Only Cop in Town | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

...sound predictable and sentimental, and it's definitely not predictable. You'll draw a standing eight count (see?) after the plot twist on page 45. You'll learn why boxers grow out the nails on their thumbs and forefingers (it helps getting the tape off) and how amateur gloves differ from pro and why exactly fancy footwork matters and what vodka tastes like hot from the trunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Them's Fighting Words | 7/30/2006 | See Source »

Religious beliefs then differ from other beliefs in two ways: in degree and reach. They are more intense and more likely to demonize the opposition. When one side claims to have God on its side, it is easy to infer that the Devil is on the other...

Author: By Sahil K. Mahtani | Title: Taming the Dragon | 7/28/2006 | See Source »

Affleck is with Jennifer Garner now. How does the New Bennifer differ? Old Bennifer was great practice for New Bennifer. I don't think they're giving each other Rolls-Royces this time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 24, 2006 | 7/16/2006 | See Source »

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